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I love to do a little trip at the end of the year to a destination that is famous for its romantic Christmas lights… with Paris, London and the German Christmas markets being some of my favorites! This year I planned on going to the Alsace just before Christmas, but unfortunately Europe is in its second wave of COVID and travel is seen as unnecessary. Luckily, my mother decided to spoil me with a little staycation at the Hoxton in Amsterdam: one of the hotels I have long been curious about! Lots of entertainment was closed in November 2020, but we were able to book tickets to the Moco museum which featured some amazing infinity rooms which greatly exited us!

I first visited Venice in 2017 and ever since I have been so exited to go back. Even though it is incredibly touristy and crowded, it also is a more special place than several world wonders. When my sister revisited Venice this summer, I was so jealous that I spontaneously wanted to book a flight (oh pre-COVID times when this was actually possible). My sister told me amazing stories of how quiet Venice was, which I saw confirmed on Instagram where I’d spotted pictures of empty streets and canals. Hielke prefers less overrun locations, so I promised him that it would be really quiet in Venice when we would visit during our September road trip. But I think you can already guess that is not exactly how it went…

I am not an avid hiker, but every now and then I spot a picture which motivates me to undertake a more difficult hike. I can honestly admit I don’t do a strenuous hike for fun, but being an extremely goal-oriented person I can sufficiently motivate myself to do a hike for a picture. So poor Hielke, who does like to hike and is more fit than I am, had to do the hike to the Olpererhütte with me. The Olpererhütte has found Instafame because of the hanging bridge that is located near it and can be found in the beautiful Zillertal. An area in which I have skied before, but had never visited during summertime. We undertook the hike from nearby Mayrhofen, which is known in wintertime for its rowdy apres ski, but is pretty idyllic in summertime. While you are in the area, I would recommend to visit Innsbruck too. It is one of the large cities of Austria and very underrated if you ask me.